One horrifying image should be a deathblow to the fossil fuel industry’s expansion hopes
The fossil fuel industry says it wants to be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Despite this, it's ...
Tag: fossil fuels
Hilarious COP26 prank highlights the absurd level of corporate capture at the conference
A recent prank has helped to highlight the absurd level of corporate capture at the COP26 conference. Glasgow Calls Out ...
A ‘celebrated’ COP26 fossil fuel pledge says a lot about the sorry state of global leadership
On 4 November, the UK and a number of other countries backed a pledge to partially end the international public ...
One burning issue is getting short shrift at COP26
COP26, the UN climate conference in Glasgow, isn’t short on promises to tackle various elements of climate and biodiversity crises. ...
Climate memorial set up in London ahead of COP26
On Friday 29 October, climate activists set up a 'climate memorial ahead of the COP26 climate summit, which is being ...
Six essential ingredients that would make for a meaningful COP26
The Copenhagen climate summit in 2009 yielded a target, supported mainly by industrialised countries, to limit global warming to 2C. ...
Science Museum board member resigns over sponsorship from companies like Shell
Prof Chris Rapley says he resigned from the board as he disagrees with the ‘ongoing willingness to accept oil and ...
Students in Scotland score a major victory against fossil fuels in the industry’s European capital
Students in Scotland just scored a major victory against the fossil fuel industry in its European heartland. Following eight years ...
Greta Thunberg joins chorus of disapproval against fossil fuel-sponsored media events
POLITICO Europe and other media organisations are facing flak for hosting climate events that are sponsored by polluting companies. European ...
Protesters confront Nicola Sturgeon over failure to oppose Cambo oil field
A young protestor from Green New Deal Rising and the Stop Cambo campaign criticised the First Minister after the meeting.
Cambo drilling plans incompatible with climate change targets, Greens warn
The party has urged the Scottish Parliament to back a motion opposing the proposed new site near Shetland.
Oil and gas bigwig launches an absurd defence of the UK’s North Sea drilling plans
The fossil fuel industry used to deny that climate change was a thing, or that it had anything to do ...
Glasgow’s decision to divest from fossil fuels must be backed up with action
The Strathclyde Pension Fund Committee has announced that it'll no longer invest in firms that don't meet environmental standards. Its ...
Opposition mounts against vast new oil project in endangered elephants’ ‘last stronghold’
Canadian company ReconAfrica is currently digging for oil in Namibia, with further exploration in Botswana moving forward too. Ultimately, the ...
Another week, another total failure from the Tory government to ‘lead the world’ on climate crisis
The UK government requested that the International Energy Agency (IEA) produce a report on how the world can meet its ...
The Tory government’s recent pick for ‘climate champion’ is way beyond satire
To mark six months until the COP26 climate conference, the event's host - aka the Conservative government - has released ...
Tory government slammed by committee for short-sighted and clueless climate inaction
The Public Accounts Committee has slammed the Conservative government over its climate inaction in a recent report. The committee's chair ...
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